Journeying With The Saints

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are hearing more about the incredible things our minds can do. This is important, because it shows the faculties that God gives us in order to help us come to know and understand Him, at least in some small way.   We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Nine on page 216.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. In continuation of yesterday, St. Augustine is going to be talking about how we humans have the amazing ability to hold things in our memory.   Have you ever thought about how fascinating it is that we have memories? Well, if you haven't thought about, you will after this reading.   We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Eight on page 214.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a short reading today and we will go ahead and jump right in.   Please open to Book Ten, Chapter Seven on page 213.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. What does it mean to love God? We will discuss this after our reading.   Please open to page 211 where we are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Six.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome.   We have a short reading today all about self-knowledge.   Let's open to Book Ten, Chapter 5 on page 210.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope you are having a good day out there.   We are going to head right into the readings by opening to page 209 and reading from Book Ten, Chapter Four.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Can our conversion story help others? Sure it can. I have no doubt that St. Augustine's confessions have helped countless people. But, we aren't required to share it.   Let's read from Book Ten, Chapter Three on page 208.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Confession, confession, confession. That is our topic today.   Let's open to Book Ten, Chapter Two on page 207.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to Book Ten. If you have the reading schedule for this book that I made, you will see that Book Ten has 43 chapters. That may seem daunting, but most of the chapters are very short.   You've made it more than halfway, so just realize that you've come a great distance with this book, probably farther than most. So, I thank you for continuing on with me.   From here on ou...

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to the last reading from Book Nine. This has been a full book: We've had the baptism of St. Augustine, he quits his job, his mother gets sick right before leaving for Africa, and then she dies.   Our reading today is the prayer of a son praying for his mom's soul, it's a beautiful reading.   Go ahead and open to page 203 where we will read from Book Nine, Chapter Thirte...

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me. We have a longer reading today where we will hear about how St. Augustine is trying to hold it together after his mother's death.   There will be a part in Latin that is an evening prayer written by St. Ambrose. Instead of me stumbling through it, I will play it being sung by a choir at a Benedictine Abbey in Germany. They do a much better job th...

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we will be at the deathbed of St. Monica as she declares her wishes to her sons. Yes, I said sons. We will be introduced to St. Augustine's brother.   We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Eleven on page 199. Article on the Basilica of St. Augustine https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/praying-at-the-tomb-of-st-monica/

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we have an endearing moment between St. Augustine and his mom. Let's hear what they are talking about as we read from Book Nine, Chapter Ten on page 196.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are going to hear more about St. Monica's good virtues today and there's lots to talk about, so let's get started.   We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Nine on page 194.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a sad reading today, as we will hear that St. Monica has passed away.   We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Eight on page 192.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today, in our reading, it's almost like St. Augustine is just gushing with all the news of the day. We are going to get all kinds of information about what is going on in the Christian world of Milan. I think you'll find it very interesting.   We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Seven on page 191.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today is the day when we read about St. Augustine baptism. We are also going to hear about Adeodatus, St. Augustine's son. We haven't really heard much of anything about him, so I think you will be interested in this short reading.   We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Six on page 190.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we hear about how St. Augustine is leaving his job and he reaches out to St. Ambrose for some advice on Scripture.   We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Five on page 189.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have quite possibly our longest reading today in the book. It's not deep theology or anything like that, so don't be scared away.   Since it is quite long, for times sake, I won't give a reflection. It's pretty self-explanatory.   So, with that said, we are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Four on page 185.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We will hear today about St. Augustine's friend, Vercundus. He wants to be a Christian, but doesn't really feel like he can because he is married. He feels that his marriage keeps him from living a true Christian life.   So, let's talk about vocations, shall we? We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Three on page 183.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we will hear about how St. Augustine is trying to work out when is the best time to leave his position as teacher.   Let's see what he thinks by turning to page 182 and reading from Book Nine, Chapter Two.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to Book Nine. This Book only has thirteen chapters in it, so not too long.   So, let's kick off this book by reading from Book Nine, Chapter One on page 181.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, the battle is won. We will hear today how St. Augustine's conversion is complete. He's not baptized yet, but he is ready to let go of his sins and live for God. Hallelujah! Let's hear about this in our last reading from Book Eight, Chapter Twelve on page 177.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to our second to last reading in Book Eight which is from Chapter Eleven on page 175. Let's jump in.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to our reading today. We will hear a lot about wills in our reading and it can be a bit confusing. So, I thought we'd go over some important Catholic teachings before we read this in order to get our minds in the right place.   I will read today and then be done to keep things short. We are reading from Book Eight, Chapter 10 on page 172.